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Checklist for Superfamily Vespoidea Latreille, 1802 (Hornets)
and region Piedmont (North Italy, Italy)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
253
1523
2765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
252
1521
2763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
240
1488
2695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
175
1270
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hymenoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Ants, Bees, Sawflies, Wasps
32
160
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Apocrita
Gerstaecker, 1867
Ants, Bees, Narrow-waisted hymenopterans, Parasitic wasps
27
149
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Aculeata
Latreille, 1802
Stinging wasps
16
86
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Vespoidea
Latreille, 1802
Hornets, Mason Wasps, Mud wasps, Paper Wasps, Pollen Wasps
4
26
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Piedmont
4 Families width 52 Species
Pompilidae Latreille, 1805Pompilid wasps11SpeciesTaxom
Vespidae Leach, 1815And Allies34SpeciesTaxom
Scoliidae Leach, 1815Mammoth wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Mutillidae André, 1907Cow ant5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Piedmont
26 Genera with 52 Species
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Agenioideus Ashmead, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ancistrocerus Wesmael, 1776European tube wasp4SpeciesTaxom
Anoplius Dufour, 1758Blue-Black Spider Wasps2SpeciesTaxom
Arachnospila Kincaid, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Auplopus Spinola, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheilus Panzer, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Delta Saussure, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Discoelius Latreille, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Dolichovespula Rohwer, 1763Aerial Yellowjackets1SpeciesTaxom
Eumenes Latreille, 19385SpeciesTaxom
Gymnomerus Bluthgen, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptochilus Saussure, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Megascolia Betrem, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Microdynerus Thomson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Mutilla Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Myrmilla Wesmael, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Odontodynerus Bluthgen, 01SpeciesTaxom
Parodontodynerus Bluthgen, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Polistes Latreille, 1791Paper nest wasps3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudepipona Saussure, 02SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchalastor Meade-Waldo, 18393SpeciesTaxom
Scolia Fabricius, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Smicromyrme Thomson, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Symmorphus Wesmael, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Vespa Linnaeus, 1836Hornets2SpeciesTaxom
Vespula Thomson, 1758Ground Yellowjackets3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Piedmont
52 Species
Agenioideus (Agenioideus) nubecula Costa, 1874
Ancistrocerus auctus Fabricius, 1793
Ancistrocerus gazella Panzer, 1798European potter wasp
Ancistrocerus nigricornis (Curtis, 1826)⇒ Ancistrocerus melanocerus Dalla Torre, 1894
Ancistrocerus trifasciatus Muller, 1776Caterpillar-hunting potter wasp
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) infuscatus Vander Linden, 1827Dragging spider
Anoplius (Arachnophroctonus) viaticus Linnaeus, 1758Black Banded Spider Wasp
Arachnospila (Alpinopompilus) alpivaga Kohl, 1888
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) anceps Wesmael, 1851
Arachnospila (Ammosphex) ausa Tournier, 1890
Arachnospila (Arachnospila) fumipennis Zetterstedt, 1838
Auplopus albifrons (Dalman, 1823)⇒ Auplopus arcuaticornis Wahis, 2006
Auplopus rectus Haupt, 1927
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) notatus Rossius, 1792
Cryptocheilus (Adonta) variipennis Sustera, 1924
Delta unguiculatum Villers, 1789
Discoelius dufourii Lepeletier, 1841
Dolichovespula silvestris Scopoli, 1763
Eumenes (Eumenes) coronatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) mediterraneus Kriechbaumer, 1879
Eumenes (Eumenes) pedunculatus Panzer, 1799
Eumenes (Eumenes) pomiformis Fabricius, 1781
Eumenes (Eumenes) subpomiformis Bluethgen, 1938
Gymnomerus laevipes Shuckard, 1837
Leptochilus (Lionotulus) alpestris Saussure, 1855
Leptochilus (Neoleptochilus) regulus Saussure, 1855
Megascolia (Regiscolia) maculata Drury, 1773Mammoth wasp
Microdynerus (Pseudomicrodynerus) parvulus Herrich-Schä..., 1838
Microdynerus nugdunensis Saussure, 1855
Mutilla europaea Linnaeus, 1758Eastern Velvet Ant
Myrmilla (Eurygnathilda) calva Villers, 1789
Myrmilla (Myrmilla) erythrocephala Latreille, 1792
Odontodynerus deflendus Saunders, 0
Parodontodynerus ephippium Klug, 1817
Polistes (Polistes) associus Kohl, 1898
Polistes (Polistes) dominula Christ, 1791European paper wasp
Polistes (Polistes) nimpha Christ, 1791
Pseudepipona postica Herrich-Schä..., 0
Pseudepipona rossii Lepeletier, 0
Rhynchalastor bluethgeni Vecht, 1971
Rhynchalastor chevrieranus de Saussure, 1856
Rhynchalastor xanthomelas Herrich-SchÃ..., 1839
Scolia (Discolia) hirta Schrank, 1781
Smicromyrme (Erimyrme) sicana De Stefani, 1887
Smicromyrme rufipes Fabricius, 1787Small Velvet Ant
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) bifasciatus Linnaeus, 1761
Symmorphus (Symmorphus) crassicornis Panzer, 1798
Vespa crabro Linnaeus, 1758Cornish mallow
Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836Asian Hornet
Vespula (Paravespula) germanica Fabricius, 1793European wasp
Vespula (Paravespula) vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758Common European Yellowjacket
Vespula (Vespula) rufa Linnaeus, 1758Red Wasp

Subnodes of Vespoidea with occurrences in Piedmont
FamilyMutillidae
André, 1907
Cow ant, Cow ants, Cow killer, Mutillid wasps, Panda ants, Velvet ant, Velvet ants, Velvet Ants-Wasps
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPompilidae
Latreille, 1805
Pompilid wasps, Spider hunting wasps, Spider wasp, Spider wasps, Spider-Hunting Wasp
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScoliidae
Leach, 1815
Mammoth wasps, Scoliid wasps
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVespidae
Leach, 1815
And Allies, Hornets, Indet. Wasp, Mason Wasps, Paper wasps, Pollen Wasps, Potter Wasps, Social Wasps, Vespid wasps, Wasps, Yellowjackets
16
34
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Vespoidea at artfakta.se
Vespoidea at dyntaxa.se
Vespoidea at itis.gov